Monthly Archives: February 2009

Carlos Miller
A Seattle area deputy with a history of officer-involved shootings and a DUI on his record viciously attacked a 15-year-old girl in a holding cell; kicking her, punching her and jerking her by the hair to the floor before planting his knee on her back and punching her a few

One of the largest police organizations in the United Kingdom has joined photographers in protesting a law that could land a person in prison for ten years for photographing a police officer.
The Metropolitan Police Federation this week stated that “poorly-drafted anti-terrorist legi

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is so financially strapped that it has had to layoff three of its top prosecutors; talented lawyers who had gone after cop killers, child molesters, serial rapists, wife beaters, gangbangers, sex offenders, con artists, bank robbers and drug dea

In what is definitely a step in the right direction for a more transparent government, the Pentagon on Thursday lifted the ban on photographing the flag-draped coffins of soldiers who have died in combat entering into the United States.
The ban had been in effect since 1991, when President

Photos by David Proeber of The Pantagraph
Remember those dramatic photos of a police chase in Illinois where a gun-wielding man jumped out of a car with a cigarette dangling from his mouth in early January, only to be shot down by police?
It turns out, police had confiscate

Update: The Miami Herald has identified the officer as Sarah-Anne Hoyle, 24, who worked the 3-11 p.m. shift in Coconut Grove.
She was dressed in strappy heels, jeans and a black t-shirt when she wrecked a marked Miami police car at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday.
Witnesses said she slammed into a v

It was a routine call to remove a drunk man off the bus who had refused to pay his fare, but a video recording of the incident demonstrated that Chicago police need to retrain some of their officers in basic people skills.
The officer stepped onto the bus and demanded the drunk man to

A few weeks ago I posted a poll asking whether or not you voted for Obama, and if you did not, do you now believe he is the right man for the job.
The results of that poll almost mirrored the actual voting results in this country, so that is scientific enough for me.
So now I’m cur

The Miami Herald’s new columnist, Jackie Bueno Sousa, didn’t waste any time in letting readers know exactly where she stood politically. Let’s just say she is no Ana Menendez.
The following two sentences in her introduction column Monday proved she is further to the rig

Ignacio Vazquez Jr., the high-brow prosecutor who was never at a loss of words during my trial, has proven to be unable to respond to my appeal brief.
The proud son of a cop who accused me of being biased against cops filed another motion for extension last week, asking for an additional 4